I would guess most of Peter’s sense of self worth hinges on his ability to be a ‘hero.’ He has no friends (Frank counts ig), no family, and very little social interaction outside of spiderman stuff. Catching bad guys is the only thing that drives his life by the start of BND, so if push comes to shove he’s going to do some sketchy things.
I think it makes sense for a peter who’s still deeply hurt by the events of NWH and has lost his way a bit.
Whether or not propaganda is effective is heavily dependent on the viewer. While it’s unfortunate that it was included in the movie, films do not have an obligation to be perfectly curated or to hold to an ideological standard.
I personally think it was a fumble, but I didn’t let it impact the rest of my viewing experience and I wonder if it’ll have consequences for peter in the future.
yeah I agree with you, but we're talking about a kids movie. Kids look up to spiderman and if he uses the tech the kids will not be bothered by it existing irl. I really hope they adress this issue in later movies, maybe have him make new (old) friends and have them be uncomfortable with the idea. But I'll doubt it since Hollywood and especially Disney is full of sluts who love that corpo money.
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u/Noobbula 15h ago edited 15h ago
It’s ok not to like stuff in films.
I would guess most of Peter’s sense of self worth hinges on his ability to be a ‘hero.’ He has no friends (Frank counts ig), no family, and very little social interaction outside of spiderman stuff. Catching bad guys is the only thing that drives his life by the start of BND, so if push comes to shove he’s going to do some sketchy things.
I think it makes sense for a peter who’s still deeply hurt by the events of NWH and has lost his way a bit.